The founder of New Wexwood, Lester VanDerBoecker, was an intrepid traveler, and thought nothing of bringing back foreign flora and fauna to our little town; the arctic bearded monkey pair were meant as a gift from Japan. They were not friendly animals, and escaped one day after biting the oldest VanDerBoecker child, running straight to the mountains. The children could care less. Only the most intreped hikers have seen the small clutch of bearded monkeys. Occasionally you can see them, but they are most definitely wild. Ruby is fascinated with the 'local' monkeys, and wanted to commemorate them in yarn.